"Greytown is no more!"

Author: Will Soper

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2023-02-14

Total Pages: 263

ISBN-13: 1476648581

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The Central American port of Greytown was destroyed by the U.S. Navy in 1854 to "avenge an insult to the American Minister to Nicaragua," according to official history. Two weeks later, the New York Tribune reported the intrigues that really doomed the port: Greytown had been a hindrance to the supremacy of a U.S.-owned steamboat company and to the colonization plans of American land speculators. Both interests used pretexts to convince the U.S. government to level the town. When an American sued for damages, he lost, resulting in a case law still cited to justify military interventions without the Congressional approval required by the Constitution. This book corrects the record regarding the causes of Greytown's destruction, and challenges the case law, based as it is on a gross misapprehension of events.

Grey Town
Grey Town

Author: Gerald Baldwin

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Grey Town" (An Australian Story) by Gerald Baldwin. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

The Doctrine of Necessity in International Law
The Doctrine of Necessity in International Law

Author: Burleigh Cushing Rodick

Publisher:

Published: 1928

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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Discusses the extent to which the doctrine of necessity in international law possesses legal validity and also the extent to which lawful limitations may be imposed.

Private and Confidential
Private and Confidential

Author: James J. Barnes

Publisher: Susquehanna University Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9780945636335

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The private letters usually dealt with matters of the greatest urgency and diplomatic delicacy and were intended only for the eyes of the recipients, not for subordinates in the Foreign Office. They were sent with special care by diplomatic courier so as not to fall into the hands of the United States Post Office where they might be appropriated by press reporters. The Barneses have provided each letter with an introduction in order to place it in its contemporary context. Allusions within the letters are clarified by notes. Brief biographical sketches of key individuals are included in an appendix. Because of the private nature of these letters, they give a fuller and more human dimension to the events they describe. There are remarkable insights concerning American politics and society by foreign diplomats who were not casual travelers but experienced observers trained to note and record their impressions.